Dutch football transfer record

This is a list of the most expensive transfer fees paid in football in The Netherlands.

Outgoing transfers

Rank	Player	From	To	Transfer fee (€ million)	Year
1	Ruud van Nistelrooy	PSV	Manchester United	30.5	2001
2	Wesley Sneijder	Ajax	Real Madrid	27	2007
2	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	Ajax	Real Madrid	27	2009
4	Luis Suárez	Ajax	Liverpool	26.5	2011
5	Afonso Alves	Heerenveen	Middlesbrough	20	2008
6	Arjen Robben	PSV	Chelsea	18.1	2004
7	Cristian Chivu	Ajax	Roma	18	2003
8	Dirk Kuyt	Feyenoord	Liverpool	18	2006
9	Jaap Stam	PSV	Manchester United	17	1998
10	Ryan Babel	Ajax	Liverpool	17	2007
11	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Ajax	Juventus	16.9	2004
12	Dennis Bergkamp	Ajax	Internazionale	16	1993
13	Ronaldo	PSV	Barcelona	15.5	1996
14	Balázs Dzsudzsák	PSV	Anzhi Makhachkala	14	2011
14	Royston Drenthe	Feyenoord	Real Madrid	14	2007
14	Heurelho Gomes	PSV	Tottenham Hotspur	14	2008
17	Salomon Kalou	Feyenoord	Chelsea	12.6	2006
18	Bryan Ruiz	Twente	Fulham	12	2011
18	Thomas Vermaelen	Ajax	Arsenal	12	2009
18	Arouna Koné	PSV	Sevilla FC	12	2007
21	Frank de Boer	Ajax	Barcelona	11	1998
22	John Heitinga	Ajax	Atlético Madrid	10	2008
22	Jefferson Farfán	PSV	Schalke 04	10	2008

Incoming transfers

Rank	Player	From	To	Transfer fee (€ million)	Year
1	Miralem Sulejmani	Heerenveen	Ajax	16.25	2008
2	Strootman & Mertens	Utrecht	PSV	13	2011
3	Mateja Kežman	Partizan	PSV	11.3	2000
4	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	Heerenveen	Ajax	9	2006
5	Nikos Machlas	Vitesse	Ajax	8.6	1999
6	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Malmö FF	Ajax	8.4	2001
7	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink	Twente	PSV	8.2	2001
8	Luis Suárez	Groningen	Ajax	7.5	2007
8	Darío Cvitanich	Banfield	Ajax	7.5	2008
10	Ferdi Vierklau	Tenerife	Ajax	7.3	1998

World Football Transfer Records

Player	From	To	Transfer fee (€ million)	Year
Johan Cruijff	Ajax	Barcelona	1.2	1973
Ruud Gullit	PSV	A.C. Milan	8	1987